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  • The relationship between Amelie and Felix, despite his Nice Guy attitude being the source of the store's problems, is as strong as ever.
    Amelie: I wouldn't change you for anything; if I thought Isabelle would marry someone like you, I wouldn't worry.
    Felix: The only thing I've ever done that I'm proud of is marrying you, and I don't know how I managed that.
    Amelie: It was my idea. I loved you, remember that?
  • The convicts changing their attitudes about the family over time, until they've not only given them a wonderful Christmas but solved every problem they have.
    Felix: You've fixed the roof?
    Albert: We fixed everything.
    • This is doubly heartwarming for the convicts because they all get to do things they loved to do before ending up in prison in the name of helping the family: Joseph forges documents and books as well as scamming the customers into buying things they don't need; Jules cracks locks; and Albert's caring for Adolfe pays off.
  • Albert persuading Isabelle to call off her suicide attempt. Despite his perverse desires, he cares about her well-being genuinely enough to keep her alive.
    Isabelle: I've never been attractive to men.
    Albert: I'm a man.
    Isabelle: ...do you find me...that is, do I seem to you...well, do I?
    Albert: I could go to jail for the way I feel, if I wasn't there already.
  • Isabelle comparing the convicts to her tree-topping angels.
    Isabelle: Just like in the carol: "Three angels came to Earth that night/And all around, the stars were bright."
    Jules: I remember.
    Joseph: Your angels didn't stand the trip very well; their wings are a little damaged.
    Jules: Their feathers are all gone.
    Albert: And they don't have halos, either.
    Isabelle: Oh, yes, they do; they have halos...to me anyway. Their wings are perfect and their feathers are snowy white. And they came down from the stars...even if it seemed like only the roof. [Kisses each of them on the cheek]
  • After the Christmas celebration, the family rewards them with an envelope of cash, cash the convicts know they can't afford to pay but are willing to give anyway. Joseph attempts to act unmoved by their generosity, but he isn't fooling anyone.
    Jules: No one's been nice to me since...October, 1891.
  • The ending, implying that the good deeds of the convicts - along with their decision to return to jail - have atoned for all their sins.

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